Jacob

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Favorites are the best movies I’ve watched over the last few months.

Favorite films

  • Anora
  • Punch-Drunk Love
  • Manhunter
  • Dìdi (弟弟)

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • Nickel Boys

    ★★★★★

  • Flow

    ★★★★

  • The Brutalist

    ★★★★★

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  • The Holdovers

    The Holdovers

    ★★★★★

    Here ya go, Killer. 

    In the hands of someone different, someone less adept in the importance of emotion within the script, this film is a cute/sad feel good. Instead it's a sorrowful story of a man and his adolescent mirror. 

    Giamatti and Joy Randolph are incredible in this, but time and time again Dominic Sessas performance sticks out to me. The character of Angus is essentially the anchor for this story. If he is any bit unlikable or perceived as someone without a moral compass, the film doesn’t work the same. Charisma for days and levity to beat, he shines every time I rewatch.

  • Longlegs

    Longlegs

    ★★★★★

    Give me this every day of the week. Sometimes you see something that changes you and plants seed in your brain. Constantly thinking about it during the day, mundane tasks turn to: Man, how the fuck did Alicia Witt slip through the cracks of stardom for so long?? 

    Symbolism not so subtle but so on the nose. I’m left pondering how I can recreate this feeling while watching this movie. It’s a two hour puzzle, twists and turns that you’ve…

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  • Twisters

    Twisters

    ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus

    ★★★★

    Alien bussy is on the menu tonight.